Still, Ron Asheton says the Iggy Pop of today is not altogether unfamiliar. During the recording of “Fun House” in 1970, by comparison, he dropped acid before each day’s session. While recording, Iggy swam laps in the hotel pool every day before going to work at noon. “Was I too obtuse?” he asked, feigning an epicene British accent. After recording one screaming guitar overdub, he re-entered the control room. (He was right, and more solos made it on to the record than probably should have.) Ron Asheton just confidently got his job done. Scott Asheton, a brooding figure who rarely left his chair, voiced a few reservations - “Too much solos sounds too amateurish,” he said at one point - and little else. He led the discussion on the fine points of each playback. Iggy Pop, famous as a wildman and credible as a sage, is less well known as an organized type: a note taker, a list maker.
The day before had been Steve Mackay’s day Iggy thanked him with a bottle of very nice wine.Īround one another the three original Stooges communicate in shorthand. I came during Ron Asheton’s day, when he was tracking some extra guitar solos. After the basic tracks for “The Weirdness” had been recorded, each band member was given his own day to make suggestions and additions. IN October at Electrical Audio studios in Chicago the overall picture was of scheduled productivity. This is all part of finding the stupidity, you know.” You’ve got to tone down to fit into the beauty of the percolation. If you want to do really well, sometimes you take it all on yourself. A little voice was saying to me, ‘Do you sound too demented?’ You know, you don’t want to overdo it. “I sang about twice as hard as I usually do,” he marveled. Democracy for listeners.Afterward, backstage, Iggy let two glasses of wine last him 40 minutes.
As for a mixing style, Hart says, “EQ the system well and do what you can to ensure that the audience is hearing the same mix by making sure you have enough speakers and that they’re covering all the places they need to.
IGGY POP AND THE STOOGES MOD
“The only mod we do is to replace the standard grille with one from the Beta 58 as it’s much stronger.
My other choice is the JBL VerTec system, which as far as line array systems go does rock ‘n’ roll very well.” Hart’s preferred board is a Midas XL4.Īll mics onstage are Shure, including Iggy’s vocal mic: “Iggy has a tendency to throw things - other than himself - around the stage from time to time,” Hart says. Unfortunately, there isn’t very much of it in the U.S.
IGGY POP AND THE STOOGES SERIES
My FOH system of choice is the d&b J Series it’s truly amazing. We’re using local production for all of these shows, which can be a little hit-and-miss sometimes. “He’s a very interesting and experienced character, and one of the greatest things about Iggy is that he still loves doing live shows and loves going to places to play that aren’t on the usual international gig circuit. “When I was first given the opportunity to do FOH for him seven years ago, I couldn’t believe my lucky stars,” Hart recalls. Mix checks in with front-of-house engineer Rik Hart, who has been mixing for Iggy since 2000. Audiences were not only excited to see the band back on tour, but they were also treated to Iggys’s seemingly random stage-diving and some members were even invited onstage for a tune. It’s been more than 30 years, but they’re back: Iggy Pop & The Stooges played two sold-out shows at San Francisco’s Warfield Theater in mid-April.
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